Paper-reel



(No Model.)

H. T. WILSON.

PAPER REEL.Y 180.888,236. t Patented Aug. 21, 1888.

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HOMER T. VWILSON, OF I'IARRODSBURG, ASSIGNOR TO THE MEROHANTS ROLL PAPERPRINTER AND CUTTER COMPANY, OF LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY.

PAPER-REEL.

anamnesi-Ion forming part of Letters Patent No. 398,236. dated August21, 1888.

Application filed March lf2, 1888.

To all zutom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HOHER T. VILsON, a resident of Harrodsburg, in thecounty of Mercer and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Paper- Reels; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains tomake and use the Io same.

My invention relates to improvements in holders or reels for wrappingand other paper, and involves reels for various widths of paper, deviceswhereby any desired length of paper may be readily and neatly torn off,a twineholder and twine-cutter, and devices for printing a bnsiness-cardor the like upon each portion of paper removed from one of' the rolls.

It is fully illustrated in the accompanying 2o drawings, wherein- Figurel is a plan of the entire apparatus; Fig. 2, a side elevation of thesame; Fig. 3, a section on the line a: y, Fig. l; Fig. 4, a plan of aportion of the printing-roller.

In the gures, A A are vertical standards, and B is an inclined shelfsecured to each, and thus connecting all rigidly.

B is a second shelf parallel to the first, secured to the standards A',and having its lower 3o or front edge in the plane of the lower ends ofall the standards, so that with them it forms a broad base,upon whichthe working parts, to be described, are supported. Rolls, O O O', of

. paper are revelubl y supported between the 3 5 standards A A and A Aand at a short distance above the shelves I3 B, respectively. Vhen readyfor use, the free end of the paper, D, from each roll passes beneathverticallyadjustable bars E E, and the revolution of the 4o roll byinertia is prevented by light springs F, which, whether the roll belarge or small, press gently upon its surface. The bars E may have theirfront edges toothed or straight; but the straight form only has beenshown. The

bars are held in place by bolts (fixed in the shelves B B and passingthrough the ends of the bars) and wine-nuts H. Beneath the bars, nearthe bolts, are springs G, of suitable form, for pressing the bars upwardagainst the wing- 5o nuts. By this arrangement the space beneath the barmay be varied at will. In operation Serial No. 267,071. (No model.)

the end ofthe paper having the desired width is seized and drawn forwarduntil that part projecting beyond the corrcspondingbar, E, is

of the length desired, when by a sudden upward movement it is torn offalong the front edge of the bar. The paper is again caused to projecteither by a slight rotation of the rollers upon the upper portion of themachine by direct application of the hand, by pressing down and drawingforward that portion of the paperlying upon the shelfBjust back ofthebar E, or, in the case of the lower roller, by rotating the milled headI, fixed upon the end of the roller-shaft J, to be described.

A box, K,open upon its lower and rearsides, is hinged at its front edgeto the shelf B. In this box is revolubly mounted a printing-roller,

L, tangent to the paper passing from the lower roll.Beneaththepaper,atthelineoftangeney, 7o is an auxiliary plain roller, M,rotated like the printing-roll, only by the friction of the paper. Uponthe roll Ii is placed a business-card or such other matter as it may bedeemed advisable to print upon the paper, and above this roll, and incontact therewith, are two ink-pad rolls, N N, mounted in removableblocks O, se. cured in the ends of the box K by any suitable means. Vhcnthe lower roll of paper, C, is to be removed or replaced, the box`l{,with the 8o rollers therein, is swung back, as indicated in dottedlines in Fig. 2, when the roll may be readily removed, its end gudgeonspassing along suitable slots, P, Fig. 3, in the inner faces ofthcstandards A. \Vhen thus thrown back, the ink-rollers N N may also bereadily withdrawn with the blocks O from the box. The upper paper-rollsare removed from the standards A in the same manner as the lower roll.

To render the machine complete for use upon eo the counter or elsewhere,a support, Q, for a ball of twine, R, is secured upon one of thestandards A. A guide, S, keeps the loose end ofthe twine in convenientposition, and a cutting-blade, T, forms an acute angle with the edge ofthe standard A and serves to sever the twine when necessary.

Having now fully shown and described mv invention and explained theoperation thereof, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is

l. In a paper-reel, the combination, with,

standards A AA, adapted to receive paper rolls of different widths, ofshelves B B', uniting said standards and approximately parallel toaplane tangent to the lower side of said rolls, and vertically-adjustabletearing-bars fixed upon the upper surface of said shelves, respectively,whereby paper from said rolls passing along said shelves beneath saidbar may be drawn out to any desired extent and then torn off along theedge of the bar.

2. In a paper-reel, the combination, with a paper roll revolubly andremovably mounted in suitable supports, of a supportfor the paper whenunrolled, a printing-roller suitably mounted and approximately tangentto the last-named support, said roller being adapted to be revolved bythe passage of thepaper between its surfare and the surface of saidtangent support and to imprint designs upon said paper, and ink-padrollers revolubly mounted in contact with the surface of saidprintingroller.

3. The combination, with a paper roll, C',

revolubly mounted in supports provided with grooves l?, of the planeshelf B', for supporting the unrolled paper, the open box K, hinged tosaid shelf and containing the revolublymounted printing-roller L andinking-rollers N, the auxiliary roller M, and the tearing-bar E, mountedupon said shelf between springs G and wingnuts H, substantially as setforth.

4. In a paper-reel, the combination, with a paper roll mounted upon arotary axis and a support for the paper coming from said roll, ofa-swinging printingroller to rest upon the paper While passing over saidsupport, to be rotated by the movement of the paper, and to be swung outof contact with the paper When desired.

IntestimonywhereofIhavesignedthisspecication in the presence of twosubscribing wit nesses.

HOMER T. VILSON. Vitnesses:

BYRON L. ALLIN, BUSH W. ALLIN, J r.

